![]() ![]() Inside Brad and Angelina's bitter legal battle over Chateau Miraval winery - as actress sells her share to Russian billionaire 'I can smell his desperation': Love Island viewers left CRINGING by 'needy' Mitchel after coming on 'too strong' with new bombshell Leah Molly-Mae Hague displays her toned midriff in a stylish white cropped shirt and mini skirt as she shares throwback snap from the South of France 'They really don't like each other!' Love Island viewers call out the Islanders for having 'segregated' morning chats just one week after entering the villa Literary icon Cormac McCarthy, the author of No Country for Old Men, dies of natural causes at age 89 at his home in Sante Fe Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez are beaming as they hold hands in Portofino before sitting down to dinner with their kids leaving crestfallen Ella fuming as Whitney urges her to stay calm Love Island bombshell Leah causes chaos as she picks Tyrique in the recoupling. Miriam Margolyes, 82, poses NAKED as British Vogue's most unlikely cover star - despite admitting she 'hates her 'droopy t*ts and belly' In pursuit of great taste: Take a look inside the epicurean explorations on offer with THIS ultra-luxury cruise line, from wine tours to unforgettable culinary experiencesĮmma Roberts displays her slender figure in a green bikini as she adds platform heels and a fun cat cap: 'Candy crush' How Nick Berry, 60, turned his back on acting to become a stay-at-home father after iconic roles in EastEnders and Heartbeat 'Get off my screen!' Love Island fans are left seething after Molly and Zachariah share a steamy kiss in front of the other Islanders It will be sold at auction on April 10.ĮDEN CONFIDENTIAL: David Gandy admits he was left feeling inadequate while working alongside Jennifer Lopez as he says 'she's so talented' The poem has been given a conservative estimate of £15,000. 'The work certainly provides a fascinating extra insight into the life of one of the country's greatest figures.' ![]() ![]() 'He was a man of many parts who, over the course of a long life, threw himself enthusiastically into a whole range of activities beyond his main calling as a politician and statesman. ![]() 'Having read it, it seems to me that it was part-influenced by Kipling and Tennyson and the sort of poems he would have read at school.'Ī spokesman for auctioneers Bonhams said: 'We don't of course usually think of Winston Churchill as a poet but perhaps we should not be surprised to find that he wrote verse. 'But it is rare to find a piece of poetry by him as an adult. 'He was someone who was greatly influenced by poetry and was able to memorise and recite large parts of other people's poetry. The wartime leader was a brilliant speechwriter, prolific author and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature It was acquired several years ago by Roy Davids, a retired rare manuscript dealer from Great Haseley in Oxfordshire. It was most certainly written by the former Prime Minister before 1901 as there is a reference to Queen Victoria. The poem makes reference to obscure cities under the rule of the British Empire like Wai-hai-wai - Weihai in China - Sokoto in Nigeria and Karochaw in Japan. The first ten lines of the work, entitled Our Modern Watchwords, read: It is signed by Churchill and was written over two sides on the headed notepaper of his regiment, the 4th Hussars, in about 1898. It is said to have been influenced by Kipling and Tennyson. Unsurprisingly, the poem is a rousing celebration of the British Empire and of going to war to defend her. The poem is signed by Churchill (above) and was written while he served in the 4th Hussars, in about 1898 ![]()
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